Better to use variables or hard-coded paths?

[Matt Raible]

I'm customizing my pom.xml so XML files are available on my classpath
(at /WEB-INF/*.xml) when testing. My question is (hopefully) simple.

Is it better to use:

   <build>
       <testResources>
           <testResource>
               <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
           </testResource>
           <testResource>
               <directory>src/main/webapp</directory>
               <includes>
                   <include>**/*.xml</include>
               </includes>
           </testResource>
       </testResources>
   </build>

Or variables?

   <build>
       <testResources>
           <testResource>
               <directory>${project.testResources}</directory>
           </testResource>
           <testResource>
               <directory>${some.variable.ihaventfiguredoutyet}</directory>
               <includes>
                   <include>**/*.xml</include>
               </includes>
           </testResource>
       </testResources>
   </build>

Thanks,

Matt

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